Halteres [noun]

Definition of Halteres:

lariat

Synonyms of Halteres:

● Rope

● Snare

● Bola

● Halter


Opposite/Antonyms of Halteres:

-


Sentence/Example of Halteres:

They are wingless, but have a pair of halteres placed upon the dorsal surface.

In a few rare species the wings, or halteres, or both, are wanting.

Calyptrate: those flies that have aluke or membranous scales above the halteres.

Halteres were also used for general exercise, like modern dumb-bells.

Wings blackish brown; stigma and veins black; halteres apple-green.

Abdomen ochraceous, black at the tip; femora testaceous at the base; halteres testaceous.

Fore-wings well developed; hind-wings reduced to stalked knobs (“halteres”).